NYE at Granada Theater

Join Dallas-based indie-rockers Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights, along with Quaker City Night Hawks and the Roomsounds, for a New Year’s Eve bash at the Granada Theater. Doors open at 7 p.m. Preorder tickets online.

Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville, granadatheater.com, 214.824.9933, general admission $24, VIP $80 more LOCAL EVENTS or submit your own

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DEC. 27—JAN. 5

Children’s circus

Dallas Children’s Theater, in conjunction with Lone Star Circus, for the first time ever presents a Season Special circus extravaganza. An international galaxy of acrobats, aerialists, hand balancers, jugglers, clowns and dogs performs together to create a sensational and joyous circus spectacular.

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, dct.org, 214.740.0051, $20-$46

JAN 8

Beer Dinner

Join The Libertine Bar for its sixth Vegan Beer Dinner, starting at 7 p.m. Not only are all the featured beers vegan, but they’re also local Texas brews.

The Libertine Bar, 2101 Greenville, libertinebar.com, reservations are required and can be made by calling 214.824.7900, $60 (plus tax)

JAN 15

Book Reading

Texas author and historian Irene Sandell will offer a free presentation about her historical novel “The House on Swiss Avenue” at the Lakewood Branch Library. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for seating and light refreshments. The program begins at 2 p.m. The Lakewood Branch Library, 6121 Worth St., lakewoodlibraryfriendsdallas.org, 214.670.1376, free

JAN 19

Gallery Concert

Bass-baritone Kyle Siddons and Biliana Dimitrova on piano perform the music of Johannes Brahms and Daniel Pinkham at 4 p.m. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral in the Justus Sundermann Gallery, 5100 Ross, cathedralartsdallas.org, 214.887.6552, free

Jan 24 – Feb 23

'Go, Dog. Go!'

“Big dogs and little dogs. Dogs in cars.” Join Dallas Children’s Theater for their adaptation of the book “Go, Dog. Go!” by P.D. Eastman. Enjoyed by ages 4 and up.

Dallas Children’s Theater in the Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman Street, dct.org, 214.740.0051, $20-$46

THROUGH JAN 25

Wildlife art

View the exhibit “Forest, Feathers, and Fur,” which features acrylic paintings by Roxanne Mather that beautifully portray animals, birds, and other creatures that live and thrive around White Rock Lake.

Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, dallasculture.org, 214.670.8751, free

JAN 25

Art for Kids

From 10 a.m. to 1 pm, join art museum educator Amy Hofland, Executive Director of the Crow Collection of Asian Art, as young artists explore creative and engaging projects through diverse media and techniques. Supplies included. Ages 5-18

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral in the Justus Sundermann Gallery, 5100 Ross, 214.887.6552, free when you register online at cathedralartsdallas.org

JAN 26

Choral Evensong in the Cathedral

Mostly unchanged since the 16th century, Evensong continues to be one of the most treasured liturgies of the Anglican tradition. The event starts at 4 p.m. with a reception following in the Justus Sundermann Gallery.

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral, cathedralartsdallas.org, 214.887.6552, 5100 Ross, free

JAN. 28

Memory loss presentation

Join Juliette Fowler Communities for the seminar, “The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia & Alzheimer’s,” presented by Frances Vasquez with Family Services for the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Dallas Chapter, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Schneider Chapel at Juliette Fowler, 1234 Abrams Road, fowlercommunities.org, RSVP to 800.272.3900, free

Delicious greens

Snappy Salads

5941 Greenville

214.361.7627 (SNAP) snappysalads.com

AMBIANCE: CASUAL

PRICE RANGE: $3.70-$14.55

HOURS:

MON-SAT: 11 A.M.-9P.M.

SUN: 11A.M.-3P.M.

Chris Dahlander, the founder and owner of Dallas-based Snappy Salads, worked for Brinker International as the marketing director for Romano’s Macaroni Grill for eight years. After a while, all the discounted food with Brinker started taking a toll on his waistline. “I was getting heavier and heavier, and I looked at myself in the mirror one day and thought, ‘Oh my God, I don’t want to be that way,’” Dalander explains. So he started eating salads, but most places made it difficult, if not impossible, for customers to customize their salad orders. “That really irritated me,” he says. Other places felt too “girly” or too aged, he says. Nothing seemed to fit his needs. Finally, while stuck on a flight, both hungry and frustrated, he began to brainstorm, jotting down things he wanted in a salad joint — create-your-own, high quality, fast. After plenty of research and more brainstorming, he finally took the plunge. In 2006, he opened his first location at Preston and Forest, followed by several others, including his latest location at Greenville and Southwestern. The stores are focused on being eco-friendly, from recycled tables and countertops, to hanging lights that use less than 350 watts of electricity in the entire dining area. The location on Greenville is cozy and comfortable, yet masculine enough to lull the salad-skittish male population. That, of course, shouldn’t be surprising, given the restaurant’s tagline: “So good, even guys like our salads.” The beauty of the create-your-own salad is that each one is whatever guests want it to be — heavy, light, generous, sparing, healthy, nutritious, flavorful. But one thing is standard: The salads are always fresh. Lettuce and other produce is cut daily. “Anything that looks like it’s been chopped, we chopped it,” Dahlander says. Each location also has a culinary manager who cooks fresh batches of soups every day. Perfect for cold, wintery days. —Brittany

Nunn

1 Crisp Salad Co.

Crisp is the new kid on the block of Lower Greenville, having just opened in December. It offers makeyour-own salad options as well as wraps, plus an open, airy space to eat your greens.

2020 Greenville 214.821.2467 crispsaladco.com

2 Garden Cafe

Garden Cafe takes the whole garden-to-table concept to the max with its on-site garden. And of course, it'd be hard to live up to the name "Garden Cafe" without offering a few salad options.

5310 Junius 214.887.8330 gardencafe.net

3 Whole Foods Market

The Whole Foods Market in Lakewood at Gaston and Abrams has a makeyour-own-salad bar full of fresh produce and topping options.

2118 Abrams 214.824.1744 wholefoodsmarket.com

Be Neighborhood Famous

Enter our romantic photo contest. Advocate editors want your favorite photo of your spouse, significant other and/or one true love. It’s part of our latest project, “my favorite picture of you.” Send a digital copy of the photo to editor@advocatemag.com. Please place “picture of you” in the subject line, and include the name of the person in the photo, where you (and the subject, if applicable) live now and about 200 words telling us why you love the photo. Be sentimental, heart wrenching or hilarious. Selected entries will appear in the Valentine’s edition of the Advocate.

Delicious and good for you. Enjoy the homemade flavor. Enjoy the healthy feeling. Enjoy the Price. Enjoy the live piano music. Bring your kids, bring your whole family. Meeting rooms and catering available. Open from 11-8 everyday. A Dallas original since 1925.

Andrea’s Italian

• Tuesday: Buy One entree, get second one free

• Open Everyday for Dinner

• Serving Beer & Wine

• Catering available

• Call-in orders welcome. We will have ready for you to pickup! 7260

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• Weekend Brunch I Specialty Cocktails & Bottomless Mimosas

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• Holiday Catering

It’s that time of year when we all make resolutions…often they involve improving some aspect of ourselves. Why not resolve to improve your dental health? A healthy smile makes you feel confident in yourself, and draws others to you by making them feel welcomed. Healthy resolutions can keep your teeth healthy, and any of the following strategies will go a long way toward giving you a brighter, healthier smile in the coming year:

Eat a health, balanced diet – Good nutrition is essential for overall health. A healthy diet improves your immune system and helps you ward off pesky bacterial infections, including those that involve your teeth and gums.

Quit smoking or using other tobacco products – Not only does tobacco cause staining of the teeth, but it also increases the risks for cavities, gum recession, and lung and oral cancer.

Brush at least twice a day – Brushing removes food particles from around the teeth, which would otherwise feed the bacteria in your mouth, commonly known as “plaque”. This sticky substance builds up on teeth everyday. Removing it helps to prevent decay and gum disease.

Floss daily – Brushing removes plaque from around teeth. Flossing removes plaque from between teeth, and essential to keeping your gums healthy.

See your dentist every six months – By visiting your dentist regularly, you can avoid dental problems before they cause pain or require a more comprehensive and expensive fix.

Have your teeth straightened – Straight teeth not only look great, but they are also easier to keep clean and fit together better. Cleaner teeth are less likely to have cavities or gum disease, and are more likely to last a lifetime. Also, teeth that fit together properly experience less wear than those that don’t. We can help you with this resolution! Call us for a complimetary exam, and we’ll help you cross this one off your resolution list!

Patricia A. Simon, DDS

1809 Skillman St., Dallas 75206

214.826.9000 · lakewoodortho.net

Your Lakewood Connection

LakewoodOrtho @DoctorSimonSays

What’s new in neighborhood eats

Grub Burger Bar

opened in November on the ground floor of Energy Square on Greenville at University to long lines of meat eaters. Grub originated in College Station and also has a Houston location. They serve upscale burgers ground daily from brisket and Angus chuck on buns baked hourly in-house. Homemade toppings and sauces include peanut butter Thai, tequila lime aioli and ghost chili pepper. The setting is casual chic with rusted-wire light fixtures, repurposed black subway tiles and raw wood two-by-fours. The joint’s best features are its epicenter square bar and its giant glass windows overlooking Greenville Avenue. The Front Porch, Grub’s standard house burger, runs $6. Variations include the Guacapotle burger, topped with chipotle aioli, guacamole ($7.50) and the Lockhart Legend with Applewood smoked bacon, Dr. Pepper barbecue sauce and Shiner Bock battered onion rings ($7.75). There also is the Burger of the Sea option, Ahi tuna with sprouts, arugula, pickled ginger and wasabi-teriyaki dressing, ($11). Top it off with a salted-caramel milkshake. The bar features Texas beer and wines, signature cocktails and spiked milkshakes. Unlike most Greenville Avenue retailers and restaurants, Grub has plenty of painfree parking in the Energy Square lot.

—Carol Toler

BonChon restaurant and bar

opened in December on Upper Greenville in Old Town Shopping Center. General manager Stewart Murray says the staff worked relentlessly to open doors before the winter holidays. Though BonChon has restaurants all over the world, there never has been one in Texas — or in the entire south central region, for that matter, Murray notes. BonChon’s chicken-centric Korean fusion fare is a worldwide hit. The chain, whose chicken wings Food & Wine magazine called the best in the U.S., also intends to gain the favor of craft beer connoisseurs, Murray says. “We have 18 draft beers. Two are regular domestics; the rest are craft beers.” The eatery serves not only an innovative style of fried chicken, but also Asian-inspired salads, potstickers and pancakes, to name a few. BonChon originated in Korea and has grown to include 30 U.S. stores and 70 scattered about Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. —Christina

5500 Greenville 214.346.WING (9464) bonchon.com

Hughes Babb

The three people he’d have dinner with are Jesus, Pope Francis and Rudy Ruettiger. Would rather be sleeping.

Thinks Jerry Jones the owner should fire Jerry Jones the general manager.

Ran the Boston Marathon.

Can’t find his girlfriend, who is the only reason he subjects himself to this running stuff.